The future

Our plans in 2022-23 include:

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Fight to defeat meningitis in the UK within a generation

• Improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of meningitis through continued investment in scientific and medical research ~ Promote and support new and existing research projects and initiatives • Improve awareness and uptake of lifesaving vaccinations through impactful communication ~ Work with stakeholders from the NHS, public health authorities, charities and pharmaceutical companies to collaborate through the ‘Roundtable’ on meningitis awareness ~ Undertake targeted vaccine awareness activities • Improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of meningitis through influencing policy-makers, public health and clinical practitioners ~ Engage positively and proactively with stakeholders to further our strategic aims

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Reach out to everyone who needs help, support and information

• Improve awareness and understanding of meningitis in the UK including risks, prevention, signs and symptoms and what to do when a case occurs ~ Deliver student and adult outcomes awareness campaigns ~ Focus on volunteer engagement and management • Establish Meningitis Now as the charity which supports everyone in the UK affected by meningitis, through engaging more people to become active members of the Meningitis Now family and through putting our supporters at the heart of what we do ~ Outreach through the First Response programme ~ Market and promote support services including the Believe & Achieve Programme ~ Creation of new and impactful website • To be a charity for everyone, building a more diverse and inclusive Meningitis Now ~ State and communicate our strategic approaches to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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Be recognised as a centre of expertise for aftercare and support

• Strengthen and develop our support services (including digital) based on evidence, need and impact findings ~ Deliver and continuously evaluate our Helpline service, Community Support, Believe and Achieve Programme, Facebook peer support, Rebuilding Futures Fund, online support and services, and programe of support events across the UK • Commission new research to better understand the impact of meningitis and add to the body of knowledge and understanding of aftercare and support ~ Deliver new research to understand the experiences and support needs of adults with meningitis including follow up and aftercare ~ Produce new information materials

• Share our expertise and knowledge with others and develop partnerships that help us to provide the best possible support and information

As an organisation we will also work hard to ensure that the staff team – as well as the wider network of people and organisations who work alongside us – are supported to help us to save lives and rebuild futures:

• Build a strong and well-supported workforce who are capable, confident and resilient ~ Deliver programmes focussed on staff wellbeing, staff/team development, and Making Meningitis Now a Great Place to Work ~ Provide a safe environment for everyone we engage with (safeguarding) • Deliver a programme of income generation and stewardship activities to ensure that

Meningitis Now is resourced to deliver its aims • Deliver efficient and effective systems and governance to enable the charity to deliver its aims and objectives